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St. Landry man escapes from jail again

A St. Landry Parish man who escaped custody in February from a Opelousas City Marshal's Office car has escaped again, this time from the St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office.

Theobigi Lamar Levier, 21, escaped from correctional officers as he was being moved to an Opelousas health care unit Monday morning, Lt. Clay Higgins said in a press release. Higgins said that Levier was handcuffed and shackled when he escaped.

As he was being escorted out of the St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office transport van, he forced his way over the deputy and fled on foot, Higgins said.

The St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office and all local law enforcement agencies have launched an immediate effort to locate and capture Levier, Higgins said.

"We will not rest until this man is back behind bars," Sheriff Bobby Guidroz said. "I will thoroughly investigate the escape incident and determine that all policies and procedures were strictly adhered to. It appears that Levier was properly handcuffed and shackled as he was being transported to a doctors appointment. He is now the subject of a massive man-hunt. He will be captured, and he will face additional charges."

Levier was rearrested on Feb. 25 for escaping from a city marshal's moving car back on Feb. 9. He was caught by Ville Platte police after one of their officers spotted him in a pick-up truck in Evangeline Parish. Officers followed the truck to a house, where officers broke in through the back door to arrest him. His bond was at $425,000, pending a trial.

Levier was originally arrested for attempted first-degree murder and attempted robbery of a man in Eunice on Feb. 7. Simple escape charges were later added.

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